Question on the ending

[Wolf Kanno]

The FFT ending is quite possibly my favorite ending of any game/movie/book. I remember the first time I beat it I just sat there for a few minutes in stunned silence thinking ''wow, I can't believe they did that'. It is open enough for you to believe that they lived or died. I like endings that leave it open enough to wonder, but keep the choices to two or three outcomes so that each is well developed and plausable. (I feel the ending where they all die is the far superior one). Having everyone live happily ever after would just ruin the entire tone of the game up until that point.

Likewise we have another big question with the whole Delitia/Ovelia situation. Though many people see this as a confirmation that Delitia has become a 'bad guy' I see it in a far different manner. Delitia and Ramza are both heroes, and the game shows just what you get for being a hero.
Ramza saved Ivalice from Lucavi, and in turn was ostracized from society and ultimately ended up dying in a selfless struggle to save the world.
Delitia ultimately sold his soul to become king and be in a position to save Ivalice from itself, and in return lost himself and anyone he could ever call a loved one/friend. He saved Ivalice but ultimately lost everything himself.
Both are tragic heroes in my eyes, which is what makes the story so powerful.

This is my thoughts exactly. It brings up the idea that being a hero is to be nothing more than a sacrifice for the people. I like Tactics for having a realistic ending. In the end, the world is better in some ways and worse in others.

Honestly, Ramza is such a complex character though, he's realistically portrayed as someone who fights for his own personal justice and was even willing to kill his own brothers and loose all face within society for his ideals and beliefs. You rarely see this in most "good" main characters.

Ramza saved Ivalice from Lucavi, and in turn was ostracized from society and ultimately ended up dying in a selfless struggle to save the world.

He didnt die, unless you got a game over

It was a selfless struggle and he got no thanks for doing it all. But he did fake his death and go into exile with Alma. I imagine they (and whatever companions you still had) left that area of Ivalice and just lived a regular life

As far as Delita goes, from what I understand his reign was a good one... Despite his questionable rise to power (lets face it, most of it was down right dirty). He manipulated alot, but had he not been the one to stand up at the end and take control, someone worse (or nobody at all, total anarchy) would have. Sometimes the ends justifies the means, people forget all the messed up stuff that was happening whether or not Delita took advantage of the situation. Delita wasnt manipulating the war, just the people who were.

Ramza took care of the evil monsters and all that, but Delita took care of the area politically. They were both important in bringing about a happy ending, Ramza just got the short end of the stick on the fame. Had Delita not actually thought Ramza was dead, I bet he would have tried to clear his name (I wonder why Ramza didnt let Delita know)

History is filled with people who backstabbed there way to the top but are generally thought as good and just rulers. Delita really did just take advantage of a political plot that was beginning to unravel. If anything, Delita should be grateful that Ramza dealt with a few key figures that allowed him to obtain his goals.